# Accident 20011122031079A: Swftms GC1B, Marion, TX, November 22, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 22, 2001, 10:40 local time - Place: Marion, TX - Airport: Zuehl Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.5690° N, 98.1394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5690&lon=-98.1394&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3209K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3209K-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Globe GC-1B (registry code 9230104, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SWFTMS GC1B - Reported engine: LYC O360A1D - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 10 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA041) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011122031079A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 22, 2001, AT 1040 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A GLOBE GC-1B TAIL-WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, N3209K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A FENCE AND A TREE DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM THE ZUEHL AIRPORT, MARION, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO ONE OF THE PILOTS. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF APPROXIMATELY 2/3S OF THE WAY DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE 3,000-FOOT GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED A FENCE AND A TREE IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT SURROUNDED THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ITS FUSELAGE AND WINGS. (-23) SEE NTSB NARRATIVE #FTW02LA041. (.4) DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB FROM THE 3,000-FOOT GRASS RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT TOWARD A BUILDING AND TREES. THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT HE "MAY HAVE STALLED THE [AIR]PLANE," SINCE HIS PILOT-RATED PASSENGER REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD A "SHARP, LEFT WING DROP STALL." THE AIRPLANE THEN IMPACTED AND CONTINUED THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND IMPACTED A TREE. THE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT BEFORE AND HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 126.2 FLIGHT HOURS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD OBTAINED HIS TAIL-WHEEL ENDORSEMENT 13 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY ANOMALIES. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB FTW02LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA041), Nov 22, 2001: Globe GC-1B (N3209K), Marion, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent stall during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and the airplane colliding with a fence and a tree. A contributing factor was his lack of experience in the make and… ## Other reports on N3209K (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20050806017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050806017499A), Aug 6, 2005: Swftms GC1B (N3209K), Cypress, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Both occupants were fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed, when the vintage 1946 globe swift GC-1-B crashed on a local pleasure flight with the… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.